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Treatise Finders (US Legal Research)

For Canadian legal practitioners, the need to research American law arises for a variety of reasons: client problems may involve U.S. business or real estate transactions, cross-border litigation, enforcement of judgments, or child custody and access. Researchers may also be looking for persuasive precedents on legal issues which have not been litigated in Canadian courts.

Extra! Extra! The Great Library has a new Research Guide for Self-Represented Litigants

Three years ago, the reference librarians here at the Great Library published a master list of organizations offering free or subsidized legal information and services in Toronto and around Ontario. Dubbed the Self-Represented Litigants Resource, it was designed to guide individuals encountering legal difficulties to affordable assistance, and to empower them to make informed decisions about their case. Since then, the resource has helped innumerable people do just that, and today we have the pleasure of announcing the new & improved online version of this tool: Resources for Self-Represented Litigants.

Legal Research Survival Guide, Part 3 – Research Guides

Need help identifying key sources to begin your research in a specific area of law? Try starting with a research guide.